November 19, 1988
Hayward, California

MICHAELA JOY GARECHT

DESCRIPTION

Date(s) of Birth Used:

January 24, 1979

Place of Birth:

Unknown

Height:

4'8" (at time of disappearance)

Weight:

75 pounds (at time of disappearance)

Hair:

Blonde

Eyes:

Blue

Sex:

Female

Race:

White

Remarks:

Michaela Garecht was last seen wearing a white t-shirt with the word "Metro" across the front and pictures of people on the midsection. She had on denim pants rolled above her knees, black shoes, and wore three-inch pearl or white colored earrings which resembled feathers.

Suspect(s):

At the time of the abduction, the suspect was described as
being between 18 and 24 years old with a slender build. He was
approximately 6'0" and 180 pounds with dirty blond, shoulder-length
hair. He had a pockmarked or pimpled face. He was driving an
older model, full-sized four-door sedan, possibly gold or tan
in color, with damage to the front bumper. (see images for suspect composite)

THE DETAILS

Michaela Joy Garecht was nine-years-old when she was abducted
by an unknown male assailant in the parking lot of the Rainbow
Market in Hayward, California, on the morning of November 19,
1988. She was attempting to retrieve her friend's scooter that
the abductor had moved closer to his vehicle while the girls
were inside the market when she was grabbed by the assailant
and pulled into a car. Garecht has not been seen or heard from
since this date.

REWARD

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the abductor of Michaela Garecht.